Presidential Upchuck Scorecard

Winners

BARBARA BUSH: For grace and good humor that defused a frightening situation. Anyone who doubted that the President was all right was immediately reassured by Mrs. Bush's decision to stay at the dinner when he had to leave.

KIICHI MIYAZAWA: For cradling the President's head as Bush vomited on him and later dismissing the incident as absolutely "normal."

PRESIDENT BUSH: For his quip on the floor: "Why don't you just roll me under the table and let me sleep it off?"

U.S. TRADE BALANCE: After that, the Japanese delegation could hardly let him go home with nothing.

CHICKEN SOUP: Goes...

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